Vail

Last week we enjoyed a wonderful vacation/fellowship interview in Vail. We really liked Vail and Brian was very impressed with the program. We got in two days of skiing, a night of snow tubing, some nice dinners, a happy hour or two, and toured some of the surround towns that might be our potential home for a year. This was Brian's last interview and we find out where he has matched on April 12th, so we will keep you posted.

Day one ready for my lesson

I took a lesson on day one and Brian skied all the really difficult runs and

the back bowls what Vail is famous for

Day two hitting the slopes together

View from the top of the gondola

Another gorgeous view as the sun was going down

Taking a break with my hot tea at the lodge on the mountain

Hanging out at a free concert in the Vail Village

Going up the magic carpet tunnel...

Tubing down

The fellowship program dinner

Our last night we headed to the top for a beautiful view. In the distance to the left it is snowing on the top of the mountain

Ahh so refreshing

I think I could live here for a year too.

Organizing

I have bloged many times about organizing. I really do love it! I just can't wait till I have closets that are big enough to organize all of our stuff. Lately our pantry cabinet was driving me crazy so after a trip to the container store and an hour with my label maker I am feeling much more organized.

Before

After :)

L.A.Trip

We had such a wonderful but brief trip to LA at the end of February. I thing I will just tell the story of our trip through pictures since we took so many.

First night there we found this cute Mexican restaurant with an outdoor fire pit. This is one thing I love about LA is that almost all of the restaurants have heated outdoor seating.

Walking along Venice Beach...

At Muscle Beach flexing his muscles this is actually really hard to do.

I was trying to show Brian how I use to be able to hang upside down but instead I just got stuck.

Rope climbing...

On the ferris wheel on the Santa Monica Pier.

View from the top...

Brian loves it when he sees people like this, it makes him giggle like a little kid.

To celebrate our 6 year wedding anniversary we went to dinner at Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood. It was such a wonderful meal and atmosphere despite the hour and 45 min car ride to travel 14 miles, ah LA traffic. We were in the company of a few stars, the most famous of them being Jonah Hill who was recently nominated for best supporting actor in Money Ball.

In this picture you can kid of see the fire wall in the outdoor courtyard of our hotel, it was so cool.

Enjoying a nice dinner together after Brian's interview.

The portions were ridiculous so I took pictures...

Late night stop at In & Out Burger.

Our last day we spent exploring the town of Manhattan Beach because that's the area we would live in if we moved there. The town was so cute and the beach was awesome.

Yes I could get use to being on the beach in February.

In the town with the beach just a few blocks in the background.